The Eurasia Road Tunnel will connect the continents of Europe and Asia when completed in 2017. Approximately 1 km long twin tunnels at each end converge into a 3.4 km long, 13.7 m diameter two-deck tunnel bored 25 m below the seabed. The main aim of the tunnel is to provide a calm, safe, well lit, contemporary and well-designed direct link between two continents accommodating up to 100,000 vehicles per day.

Avrasya Tuneli Isletme Insaat ve Yatirim A.S. (ATAS) was set up in 2009 for realizing the Eurasia Tunnel Project. From Turkey, Yapi Merkezi and from South Korea, SK E&C companies are two equal shareholders of ATAS. Yapi Merkezi is one of Turkey’s and the world’s leading construction firms which has launched pioneer projects at universal level with its experience and store of knowledge of 50 years. SK E&C on the other hand, is the construction and engineering branch of SK Group, which ranks 65th in 2012 Fortune Global 500 list setting out the world’s largest companies, which is the third largest business group of South Korea. Yapi Merkezi and SK E&C have accomplished highly successful infrastructure and transportation projects in different regions of the world. The global experience of these two companies adds power to Eurasia Tunnel Project.